roy bendor
@roybendor.bsky.social
I study how design can open up alternative socio-ecological possibilities. I like music. And hockey.
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Associate Professor of Critical Design, and Director of Design for Interaction masters programme at Delft University of Technology, NL
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Associate Professor of Critical Design, and Director of Design for Interaction masters programme at Delft University of Technology, NL
May 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
meanwhile in Canada:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s Liberals
Ruling party was deeply unpopular but threat of US tariffs combined with prospect of new leader spurs rise in polls
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
meanwhile in Canada:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
this must be the absolute lunatic cherry on the stupidity cake Trump & Co. have been dishing the world.
Woke up to see Donald Trump sharing a video on Truth Social about turning Gaza into a holiday resort with a giant gold statue of Trump, ending with a final shot of Trump and Netanyahu enjoying the beach together. Absolutely unhinged.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
this must be the absolute lunatic cherry on the stupidity cake Trump & Co. have been dishing the world.
despite everything, spring is in the air
February 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
despite everything, spring is in the air
Jesus looks suspiciously like Shiva in Kerala, India
February 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jesus looks suspiciously like Shiva in Kerala, India
except we will all suffer the consequences. fuck, this is maddening.
January 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
except we will all suffer the consequences. fuck, this is maddening.
wolf moon rising over Delft
January 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
wolf moon rising over Delft
After divesting from fossil fuels a few years back, ABP (pension fund of Dutch education union among others) dumped Tesla too. Small move but a strong signal. Fuck Musk.
nltimes.nl/2025/01/11/a...
nltimes.nl/2025/01/11/a...
ABP sells Tesla shares over labor and compensation concerns
ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands, has sold all its shares in Tesla, citing dissatisfaction with CEO Elon Musk’s 56 billion dollars compensation plan and concerns about labor conditions...
nltimes.nl
January 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
After divesting from fossil fuels a few years back, ABP (pension fund of Dutch education union among others) dumped Tesla too. Small move but a strong signal. Fuck Musk.
nltimes.nl/2025/01/11/a...
nltimes.nl/2025/01/11/a...
In this, 9th year since Bowie's passing, I'll be watching the BBC documentary from 2017:
January 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
In this, 9th year since Bowie's passing, I'll be watching the BBC documentary from 2017:
I just donated to Wikipedia because fascists ❤️ ignorance.
December 27, 2024 at 11:04 AM
I just donated to Wikipedia because fascists ❤️ ignorance.
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They knew and the world is burning because of it. If you lost a home to climate catastrophe sue the living crap out of these guys who for years have known it would happen and have only lied and muddied the waters of scientific study to stop action. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show
Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:22 PM
They knew and the world is burning because of it. If you lost a home to climate catastrophe sue the living crap out of these guys who for years have known it would happen and have only lied and muddied the waters of scientific study to stop action. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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November 29, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Looking forward to talking about design and AI on the second day, with @kars.leapfrog.nl, Dasha Simons, and @davemurrayrust.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Looking forward to talking about design and AI on the second day, with @kars.leapfrog.nl, Dasha Simons, and @davemurrayrust.bsky.social
In maliveld because populists❤️ ignorance. stop the cuts in education now!
November 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM
In maliveld because populists❤️ ignorance. stop the cuts in education now!
Fresh out of dcode-network.eu, and co-edited by Elisa Giaccardi and myself, Rethink Design: A Vocabulary for Designing with AI, offers several critical entry points into the entangled relations between design and seemingly intelligent systems.
Open access:
books.open.tudelft.nl/home/catalog...
Open access:
books.open.tudelft.nl/home/catalog...
November 22, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Fresh out of dcode-network.eu, and co-edited by Elisa Giaccardi and myself, Rethink Design: A Vocabulary for Designing with AI, offers several critical entry points into the entangled relations between design and seemingly intelligent systems.
Open access:
books.open.tudelft.nl/home/catalog...
Open access:
books.open.tudelft.nl/home/catalog...
whisky + church = ?
November 16, 2024 at 9:10 AM
whisky + church = ?